"Nu" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|egy|nnw||Nu, the primeval waters}} Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nu
  1. (Egyptian mythology) The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world. Tags: Egyptian Categories (topical): Egyptian deities
    Sense id: en-Nu-en-name-YNqtHHXx Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nu
  1. one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China. Translations (ethnic group): 怒族 (Nùzú) (Chinese Mandarin), ᠨᡠᡯᡠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (nudzu uksura) (Xibe)
    Sense id: en-Nu-en-name-sSUmyBma Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Xibe translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 57 19 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 59 18 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 67 13 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nu
  1. Abbreviation of Numbers. (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Numbers (extra: a book in the Old Testament of the Bible)
    Sense id: en-Nu-en-name-gAhGqtMR
  2. Alternative spelling of NU, Nunavut Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: NU, Nunavut
    Sense id: en-Nu-en-name-BRZGW2x9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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